#979: Spc. Joe Thibodeaux of Lafayette, Louisiana dead

[zulchzulu]

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040903-1210.html

I used to live in New Orleans and there would always be a Cajun named Thibodeaux (tib-a-dogh) who would be a funny person, usually joyful of life, who would be in the crowd. Thibodeaux is sort of a common name in the Cajun world.

When I saw this 24-year-old soldier's name posted on the latest US soldier list killed in action, I had to put on some Beausoleil tunes and danced for the sad soul who died in gunfire attack (from the "enemy") in Hawijah, Iraq.

I hope George Bush is sleeping with one eye open in guilt and shame tonight. He has a lot to repent for.

We need to count down the dead names leading up to 1000 here on DU.

May Joe RIP.

[kikiek]

1. Thanks. Good idea to keep track. Don't hear it on the news anymore.

[rockymountaindem]

2. "French are wimpy"

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

By which I mean for those of you who say the French are cowards, please remember that citizens of French decent are fighting and dying in Iraq.

[TA]

3. We have already passed 1000 dead

They fail to list the unidentified dead to the total. Add 35 more to the total. Here's a link to the total number of fallen soldiers as well as the number of injured. May Bush and his neocons burn in hell.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm

[zulchzulu]

4. That sucks even more. I'm looking at official DOD military count

I know there are probably 2000 dead US soldiers or at least many that may as well be dead in VA hospitals.

I'm talking about the "official" count from the DoD.

[TA]

5. Too many have died because of the neocon lies

We have to remember them and not let the public forget. Thanks for you post.